So I just got done with meeting with a Professor that I am going to help teach a college class next semester. Yup thats right I am going to be co-teaching a 3 credit college class next semester!!! Isn’t that a little scary (I have had many anxiety issues about this at times).
Anyways I was introduced to a women that goes to the campus who is black (will leave out her name). I was telling her about a White Privilege conference that I went on and how it really changed the way that I looked at people and interacted with people before I went to this conference and after. I have changed a lot since attending this conference. She thought that was interesting that I went to a conference about an issue like that. She then decided to ask me if I knew that I had privilege. I hesitated at first before I answered her. I told her that I always new that I had white privlege but I never really realized the impact that it had on me and my community and friends while growing up and even to this day. She thought that it was interesting that I admitted to having privilege. She said that not many white people would admit that they had privlege in the first place. It’s something that you always know that you have being a white person but never really want to admit it to anybody even a black person.
This has really made me think even more about things. More then I have since I have attended this conference. Just thought I would share this with you guys.
